The word 'slack'(Line 1, Para. 3)most probably means
A.fund shortage for journalism.
B.crisis in journalistic English.
C.decline of serious journalism.
D.lack of support for journalism.
A.fund
B.
B.crisis
C.
C.decline
D.
D.lack
E.
【参考答案】
C
该题为词义理解,考查slack一词的特指内容。第三段第1句话说“不能指望博客圈来收拾残局”(takeuptheslack),但是slack具体指代的内容实则是文章开头两段的主要内容,即:专业新闻的衰亡,所以C项正确。